Above & Beyond Children's Museum

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Above and Beyond Children's Museum
Established1998
Location902 North 8th Street
Sheboygan, Wisconsin 53081
United States
Coordinates43°45′15″N 87°42′47″W / 43.75417°N 87.71306°W / 43.75417; -87.71306
Public transit access
Bus interchange Shoreline Metro
Websitewww.abkids.org

The Above & Beyond Children's Museum is a children's museum in downtown Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The museum has 3 floors of hands-on exhibits in over 10,000 feet of floor space.[1]

The museum is a member of the Association of Children's Museums.[2]

History

The museum opened in 1998 and the window painting by volunteers was honored as a Make A Difference Day winner by USA Weekend.[3]

The museum has been struggling to stay current on its mortgage. The museum was $20,000 in debt in the summer of 2007, so it attempted to sell a vacant part of its lot to the City of Sheboygan for $10,000.[4] A bank has a lien on the property, so the transaction has not taken place as of October 2007.[5] The museum then partnered with the Sheboygan Area School District to create a Reusable Resource Center located in the lower floor of the museum. The center holds donated furniture and other resources, which teachers and parents will be able to use for hands-on lessons.[4]

References

  1. Above & Beyond Children's Museum; TravelWisconsin.com; Retrieved October 25, 2007
  2. "ACM Reciprocal Program". Association of Children's Museums. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved November 12, 2007.
  3. "Awards by community". USA Weekend. Retrieved November 12, 2007.
  4. Vacant plot of land at center of legal fight ; Janet Ortegon; October 25, 2007; The Sheboygan Press, Retrieved October 26, 2007
  5. A vision for the future: New program helps kids' museum schools; Janet Ortegon; October 25, 2007; The Sheboygan Press, Retrieved October 26, 2007